Right now we are just focused at the very local level when it comes to API assertions. With time I'm hoping an API assertion template format will emerge (maybe already something out there), and I'm hoping that we evolve ways for allowing the average business user to be part of defining and validating API assertions. I know my friends over at Restlet are working towards this with their DHC client solution, which provides testing solutions.

BDD, TDD, and API assertions still very much exist in the technical environments where APIs are born and managed. I'm hoping to help define the space, identify opportunities for establishing common patterns while encouraging more reuse of leading patterns. Like other layers of the API economy, I am hoping that API assertions will expand beyond just the technical, and enjoy use amongst business groups, including industry leaders, and government regulators when it applies.